cliveb;543993 Wrote: > You appear to be making the classic mistake of assuming you need as much > dynamic range when listening at low levels as you do when listening at > high levels. You don't. > > If you need 100dB of dynamic range when listening at a peak level of > 100dB SPL, then you only need 90dB dynamic range when listening at a > peak level of 90dB SPL. When you attenuate by 10dB to reduce the > listening level that much, you can afford to lose 10dB of dynamic > range. That's why it doesn't matter whether you do the attenuation by > digital or analogue means. I'm not sure about that, Clive. I think mswlogo has a point although I would put it this way: human hearing adjusts to new sound levels. So turning down the volume could actually enable you to hear quieter sounds!
It's a bit academic for you though...you've got a TP so the limiting factor for dynamic range will be the 16 bit signal noise, even with 20db of digital attenuation. DAC noise floor is incredibly low. -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. (Inguz bass EQ'd) SB3 -> (pre bypassed) Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (caps bass EQ'd) Desktop -> Genius Slab SW-flat2.1 700 Sennheiser HD 25-1 II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
